Event Description

Please join us for another engaging and exploratory AMED Writers’ Group workshop. More optional conversations in the Ship Inn afterwards. Everyone is welcome, so please feel free to spread the word.

Facilitation and writing

Today, we’ll co-create a collection of pieces of writing about facilitation through a collaborative research approach, informed by autoethnographic principles, and facilitated by the following process.

Stage 1:

A semi-structured four-step writing and sharing cycle:

What is facilitation? (individual writing)

What leaps out at you? (individual focusing)

Sharing in pairs (talking and listening)

Sharing as a group (talking and gathering material - identifying a sense of direction)

Stage 2:

A second piece of writing to develop material that emerges from the first exercise.

Stage 3 (optional, post-workshop), writing for publication:

Taking your writing and developing it in autoethnographic style for publication in a special edition of e-O&P, Spring 2018, guest-edited by Steve.

We’d be delighted to convene another dedicated workshop before then, to share and support potential authors in developing their autoethnographic writing.

We’ll start by introducing some fundamental principles of autoethnography. Autoethnography is a research methodology that “offers a way of giving voice to personal experience … for the purpose of extending understanding.” (Wall, S. 2006): ‘An Autoethnography on Learning about Autoethnography’. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 5 (2) June 2006. 1-12.

About Steve

Steve is deeply interested in the process of facilitation and in particular what helps/hinders facilitator presence. Most of his work is currently in the public sector, often supporting staff in areas where there is a high degree of emotional labour, e.g. end of life care, custodial settings and mental health. He is passionate about providing time and space for individuals and groups working in these areas to reflect on their work. steve.dilworth@gmail.com.

Cost (payable in advance via the AMED web page by Paypal, BACS or cheque here, or on arrival): £12 for full AMED Members; £15 for Networkers and Guests. This includes light refreshments.

RSVP: If you can, please reply before 20 October (earlier if possible). Please note that we publicise AWG events on several different platforms. So the RSVPs you see on the AMED web page do not necessarily represent everyone who is coming.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions.